I'll lay it on the line and   I'm a gonna make you mine   I think I better warn you   It's only just a matter of time.      Your as good as gone    Or my name ain't Don   I'm gonna make you mine   I'm tellin' you straight   I'm a layin' it on the line.      Well, the first time I looked    Into your big brown eyes    You really gave me a thrill   You were pretty and sweet   And everything neat    And dressed up fit to kill.      I knew right then    I had to win    Your heart and    I don't mean maybe   I'll lay it on the line    And I gotta make   You my baby.      I'll lay it on the line and   I'm a gonna make you mine   I think I better warn you   It's only just a matter of time.      Your as good as gone    Or my name ain't Don   I'm gonna make you mine   I'm tellin' you straight   I'm a layin' it on the line.      --- Instrumental ---      Well, I'm just a homegrown   Country man   That ain't been much to school   Oh, but I don't take much   Of schoolin' and such   To know that I want you   Yeah, I can feel   A need in me   Without you dear   I'm a hurtin'   I'm layin' it on the line   I gotta have you for certain.      I'll lay it on the line and   I'm a gonna make you mine   I think I better warn you   It's only just a matter of time.      Your as good as gone    Or my name ain't Don   I'm gonna make you mine   I'm tellin' you straight   I'm a layin' it on the line.      Yeah, I'm tellin' you straight   I'm a layin' it on the line...